Wednesday, February 13, 2013

“In my lifetime, I have seen three extraordinary events that are truly 'historical' in the life of the Church: the first event was seen between 1962 and 1965, when second Ecumenical Council was held at the Vatican (Vatican II); the second event was the election of the first non-Italian pope in centuries, as the young Cardinal from Poland became Pope John Paul II; and the third, the announcement that resignation and not death would end the Pontificate of Benedict XVI.

The first two events mentioned have shaped how most Catholics today understand the mission of Christ’s Church. As to the recent announcement: We are still in the wake of the Holy Father’s announcement of resignation, and so must wait and see how the Lord will use this act of fidelity for the spiritual health of of the Church.

The Good News of the Lord Jesus is proclaimed in and through the Church….and that reality is at the heart of all we do and say.”

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Bishop-designate David Talley will be ordained as the second auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta on Tuesday, April 2, at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta.

Thursday, February 7, 2013

On Wednesday morning, Feb. 6, my
first assignment took me to St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, where I had to
photograph one of the 2013 teacher honorees for the Archdiocese of Atlanta’s
Office of Catholic Schools.

It was a foggy morning, which
prompted me to stop and take a photo of the school’s baseball field, the Seaver Family Sports Complex. Let’s just say it was a foggy “field of dreams.”

This is looking from the pitcher's mound out to center field.

This looking from the right field foul pole, some

320 feet from home plate.

The second
photo presents the following question. Is it the sole or soul of the man that
makes him worthy to be a permanent deacon in the Archdiocese of Atlanta?

Permanent diaconate ordination candidates prostrate themselves on

the altar during the Feb. 2 ordination.

This and other questions will be
answered in the Feb. 14 issue of The
Georgia Bulletin in an article about the archdiocese’s 12 newest deacons.
Stay tuned.

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The contributors to this blog are reporters Andrew Nelson and Stephen O'Kane, editors Mary Anne Castranio and Gretchen Keiser, and photographer Michael Alexander. Read the Catholic newspaper of the Atlanta Archdiocese at www.georgiabulletin.org